terminally ill

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: having a disease that cannot be cured and will cause death

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After discovering Adam is terminally ill, Charlotte finds a new purpose in life. Ralphie Aversa, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025 The film follows a young woman swept up in a new romance only to learn her partner is terminally ill. H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 The story of a terminally ill father on a search for a family to adopt his toddler son is profoundly emotional without being manipulative. Uberto Pasolini, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024 That path led him to focus on providing compassionate care for the terminally ill in hospice. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for terminally ill 

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“Terminally ill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terminally%20ill. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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